The world we live in is a world that has given up hope. The general mood has become constantly darker over time these past few years. Strong values such as friendship, family, and duty have all lost their meanings in today’s society where individuality has taken over mutual help and concern for the others. There is no such thing as home anymore. Families have been disintegrated as conflicts between newer and older generations break out, threatening the very foundations that our societies are based on.

The city of Sacred-Heart has a particular urban organization. At the center of the city, a huge composite building, Babylon, was erected on what used to be an emerald-colored hill in ancient times. Babylon was made up of a pile of constructions built progressively at different times of human history. Thus many different architectures coexist - baroque, industrial, gothic, neoclassical, etc. It spans over such an extended area that Babylon could be seen as a city of its own. In fact, people from Babylon never interacts with people from outside the tower. All around Babylon, an endless area of miserable buildings and shacks was divided into multiple districts. This destitute area is where the vast majority of the population lives. My name is Canau Ghyn and this where I live. Today, I’m over 80 years old but I’ve never left the place where I was born but once, the District Nine which is notorious for being the highest ranking district among all.

Nothing has ever interested in any way. It’s true that I’ve never tried anything outside of my comfort zone (at least that’s what I deduced from reading memes on internet forums). All the activities that I do nowadays are basically activities that I’ve been doing back when I was a teenager. Nothing ever really changes, now that I am 20 years old, I still spend most of my free time watching series. Most people of my age do as well, but I feel like I am lacking in something compared to normal people because this is all I have in life. It’s time to wake up.